Method and system for automated document generation
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1. A method for creating legal documents over a network, said method comprising:
- (a) selecting a legal document template to be customized to a particular situation, the selection being performed by a user at a remote network browser;
(b) retrieving an associated question set for the selected legal document template from a server machine;
(c) forwarding the associated question set to the remote network browser via the network;
(d) displaying questions in accordance with the associated question set on a display device associated with the remote network browser;
(e) transmitting responses to the displayed questions to the server machine;
(f) customizing the selected legal document template in accordance with the responses and expert legal logic to produce a customized legal document;
(g) producing a certification for the customized legal document, the certification pertaining to the nature of protection offered by the customized legal document; and
(h) forwarding the customized legal document and the certification to the remote network browser.
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Abstract
A method and system for creation of customized documents over a network as well as for negotiation of contents for documents over a network (e.g., Internet) is disclosed. In one aspect, professional documents can be created in an automated manner. In another aspect, negotiation of documents (or their contents) can be performed in an automated manner. In either case, the customization and/or negotiation is efficient, cost-effective and useful.
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1. A method for creating legal documents over a network, said method comprising:
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(a) selecting a legal document template to be customized to a particular situation, the selection being performed by a user at a remote network browser;
(b) retrieving an associated question set for the selected legal document template from a server machine;
(c) forwarding the associated question set to the remote network browser via the network;
(d) displaying questions in accordance with the associated question set on a display device associated with the remote network browser;
(e) transmitting responses to the displayed questions to the server machine;
(f) customizing the selected legal document template in accordance with the responses and expert legal logic to produce a customized legal document;
(g) producing a certification for the customized legal document, the certification pertaining to the nature of protection offered by the customized legal document; and
(h) forwarding the customized legal document and the certification to the remote network browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of doing business over a network, the business involving producing customized documents that are in a protected form so that they cannot be altered, said method comprising:
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(a) providing an Internet site having available at least one customizable legal document;
(b) receiving a request from a remote user to customize the customizable legal document for the remote user'"'"'s particular circumstances, the remote user accesses the Internet site via the Internet;
(c) accepting electronic payment of a fee due the Internet site for customization of the customizable legal document;
(d) interviewing the remote user to obtain answers to a particular question set associated with the customizable legal document;
(e) processing the answers to the particular question set at the Internet site to produce a customized legal document;
(f) producing a certification for the customized legal document, the certification pertaining to the nature of protection offered by the customized legal document, and (g) supplying the customized legal document and the certification to the remote user in a manner such that content of the customized legal document cannot be altered. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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